LAMDA Coaching and Youth Theatre
LAMDA exam coaching
For all enquiries regarding LAMDA coaching or the Youth Theatre please contact: youngcompany@elsf.uk for more info.
100% Pass Rate in LAMDA Acting Exams
We prepare students for exams in:
Acting
Shakespeare
Speaking Verse & Prose
Public Speaking
Reading for Performance
1-to-1 & small group
Students receive personalised 1‑to‑1, 2-person or small group (3–4 students) coaching with specialist LAMDA coaches, covering the full syllabus from Introductory to Medal Grades. Each student benefits from tailored guidance to develop acting skills, build confidence, and prepare thoroughly for their exams.
We provide:
· Experienced LAMDA coaches – professional actors trained at accredited drama schools
· Access to LAMDA Anthologies for speech selection
· Worksheets for exam introductions
· Knowledge resource sheets covering 20% of exam marks
· Support with exam paperwork and logistics
· Most students sit their exams at LAMDA, Barons Court, London, and the majority achieve Distinction. We are proud to maintain a 100% pass rate. Medal Grades also contribute UCAS points for higher education applications.
In School
In-School Clubs
We work with schools to run weekly LAMDA classes, fitted around your timetable. Sessions can be 30–60 minutes during breaks, lunch, or in place of regular lessons. Group classes can run 30–90 minutes, with a maximum of 12 students, and can take place before school, during school, or after school.
Our DBS‑checked teachers are experienced in working with children of all ages.
Who Benefits?
Primary Students:
Need a confidence boost
Want to improve English and communication skills
Have a natural talent for drama
Secondary Students:
Keen actors looking to refine performance skills
Love drama but may not pursue GCSE or A Level
Want UCAS points to improve college/university prospects
Academically strong but want to develop public speaking and self-presentation skills
Parent feedback
Parent feedback:
"My daughter worked with her ELSF LAMDA coach on her Level 3 Acting exam, achieving a Distinction. She really enjoyed the sessions and always looked forward to them. I’ve seen a huge growth in her confidence and performance throughout the process, and she has developed a real passion for acting and drama as a result."
“It has sparked a keen interest in drama and performance and has had a lasting, confidence-building impact, for which I will always be very grateful. This is all thanks to the creative and inclusive way the LAMDA coaching sessions are run. Thank you.”
“My daughter worked with her ELSF LAMDA coach on her Level 3 Acting exam, achieving a Distinction. She really enjoyed the sessions and always looked forward to them. I’ve seen a huge growth in her confidence and performance throughout the process, and she has developed a real passion for acting and drama as a result."
Session prices
Professional, DBS-checked coaching delivered in Thanet.
Sessions available at your home or hosted by the coach.
Introductory offer: £5 off your first booking
One-to-One Coaching (30 Minutes – All Grades)
Hosted by coach: £18
Home visit: £22
Extended 45-Minute One-to-One
(Recommended for Grades 4–8)
Hosted: £26
Home visit: £30
2 Students – 45 Minutes
Hosted: £16 per student
Home visit: £18 per student
Small Group Coaching (3–4 Students – 60 Minutes)
£15 per student
📦 5-Session Bundle – 10% Off
Available on all formats.
Example savings:
• 5 × £22 = £110 → £99
• 5 × £30 = £150 → £135
ELSF Youth Company
Calling all young people 𝐢𝐧 Thanet!
We will soon be starting ELSF Thanet Young Company - a Youth Theatre for 11 - 17 year olds!
FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Following the success of our East London Young Company (Youth Theatre for 11+ years) we are so excited to be launching our Thanet Young Company – dedicated to creating a unique and fun training in acting, text and Shakspeare!
WHAT WE OFFER
· Fun inclusive weekly workshops to develop skills in acting, performing, making theatre
· Opportunities to perform in professionally supported end-of term sharings and annual productions.
· The chance to make friends and become part of a theatre company.
· Opportunity to join our community casts and perform in professional Shakespeare productions
· A literacy and confidence boost via our interactive introduction to Shakespeare.
· Access to the wider industry and ELSF’s professional company
· LAMDA coaching and exam prep for those keen to gain an acting qualification
· No prior experience necessary – it’s all about creating together and having fun!
Director of ELSF Young Company
Ursula Early
Artistic Director
Alongside directing ELSF's Youth Theatre, Ursula is co-artistic director of ELSF professional company, producing all their professional Shakespeare tours (which tour 25 parks and community spaces across London and Kent) and co-directing their Community Casts.
Ursula has been a professional actress for 15 years and has an extensive TV & theatre acting CV and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
TV credits include: Eastenders, Doctors, The Bill, Life Begins. Theatre credits include: Please Right Back (1927), A Midsummer Nights Dream & Twelfth Night (ELSF), The Endings (Soho Theatre & Nottingham Playhouse), Powerhouse, Last Manor Standing and The Power Of Love (Pleasance Theatre), Wives As They Were Maids As They Are (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmund),, Guests (Hall For Cornwall), Master Of Mayhem (Eastern Angles), Diamond (Kings Head), The Glimmer (Bristol Old Vic Studio) and more.
Teaching/Facilitating:
Ursula is an experienced facilitator & has designed/delivered an extensive range of acting & drama workshops for theatre companies & acting courses and schools, including City Academy. She is currently on the professional development faculty of Dance Research Studio & teaches on their Professional Development Programme.
Interested?
If you are interested in getting involved with the Young Company and any of our other young Person Schemes (Community Cast, Apprentice Actor) or would like to discuss other ways we can work together, please get in touch at youngcompany@elsf.uk.